<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><item href="/pre-go-live-resources/_migration/2026-08-21/westmont-news/spencer-examines-virtue-contentment.html" dsn="news"><pubDate>10/19/2010</pubDate><title>Spencer Examines the Virtue of Contentment</title><excerpt>Greg Spencer, Westmont professor of communication studies, talks about “The Quieter Virtues: Learning Contentment in an Age of Excess” in a free, public lecture Thursday, Nov. 4, at 5:30 p.m. at University Club, 1332 Santa Barbara St. The lecture is part of Westmont Downtown: Conversations about Things that Matter, which is sponsored by the Westmont Foundation.</excerpt><author>Westmont</author><image>
            
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        </image><caption>Professor Greg Spencer</caption><description>1 Column Content Background Color White Ali...</description></item>